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SUBMITTER: Nakatani S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235854 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakatani Shinya S Yasukawa Keiko K Ishimura Eiji E Nakatani Ayumi A Toi Norikazu N Uedono Hideki H Tsuda Akihiro A Yamada Shinsuke S Ikeda Hitoshi H Mori Katsuhito K Emoto Masanori M Yatomi Yutaka Y Inaba Masaaki M
Scientific reports 20181114 1
Oxidative stress plays a major role in development of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Human mercaptalbumin (HMA), a reduced form of serum albumin, and non-mercaptalbumin (HNA), an oxidized form of serum albumin, are known as indicators for evaluating oxidative stress in systemic circulation, including end-stage renal disease cases. We investigated factors associated with fraction of HNA [f(HNA)] in 112 pre-dialysis CKD patients (63.6 ± 14.0 years old; 59 mal ...[more]